All F1 2005 Discussions - Page 7

bmxbandit · 19-06-2005, 18:59

the US GP being spoiled by the threat of litigation, whodathunkit?

tarun.sonania · 19-06-2005, 19:05

hmmm, so karthikeyan may be up for few points. who the hell they are trying to beat now since all of them have a promised point now. 6 car race ...

jellybaby · 19-06-2005, 19:08

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Originally Posted by tarun.sonania

Isn't it stupid of the michellin teams ... why they are screwing the race for everybody else ... just get on with it. I love racing and i am quite shocked to see whats going on just couple of minutes before it begins. save the race, keep the faith.

I'm sure you wouldn't be willing to go round a track at 200 MPH after being told there is a very high risk of the tyres exploding.

Alanmelon · 19-06-2005, 19:10

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Originally Posted by tarun.sonania

Isn't it stupid of the michellin teams ... why they are screwing the race for everybody else ... just get on with it. I love racing and i am quite shocked to see whats going on just couple of minutes before it begins. save the race, keep the faith.

I have to disagree with you there. I enjoy Formula 1 and am disappointed that pig headedness has caused this race to be ruined but at the end of the day its only a sport and you can't risk people's lives. It's unbelievable that a solution could not be reached but I don't think these teams had a choice.

laptopsrd · 19-06-2005, 19:14

Absolutley appaling. I'm on the brink of tears watching a sport i've loved and supported when i was 6 degenerate into this farce. How could Bernie and the FIA not sort this out and let this happen. RIP F1 in America.

tarun.sonania · 19-06-2005, 19:17

i too disagree with that. A tyre may cause problem in any given race. Even then how long does it take to consider this situation 'a special case' and allow a tyre change. its plain common sense i would say. Its not any teams fault, somone has made a mistake, rectify it (why they are paid huge sums anyways if they can't do even that). I would feel so stupid standing there after having bought the ticket to watch a race (not an off season practice).

MovedGoalPosts · 19-06-2005, 19:23

I find the whole thing a farce. I can't understand what benefits there were suposed to be in preventing tyre changes as part of pit stops in the first place. It's not as thought they were trying to stop pit stops as they still do those for fuel. Restricting to one set of tyres has had no real effect on speeds anyway.

The whole situation is pants. There must have been some sensible solution.

paulyoung666 · 19-06-2005, 19:25

maybe a merge with this may be in order , having said that , yes it is farcical

jellybaby · 19-06-2005, 19:26

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Originally Posted by tarun.sonania

i too disagree with that. A tyre may cause problem in any given race. Even then how long does it take to consider this situation 'a special case' and allow a tyre change. its plain common sense i would say. Its not any teams fault, somone has made a mistake, rectify it (why they are paid huge sums anyways if they can't do even that). I would feel so stupid standing there after having bought the ticket to watch a race (not an off season practice).

Michelin couldn't garantee(sp) their other tyres either

tarun.sonania · 19-06-2005, 19:27

a simple solution for the fans - money back. Its not what they have gone to see. Its not what i am sitting with beers to watch. Already i can see beer cans flying on the circuit. STOP the b**dy race and reschedule it.

Flubflow · 19-06-2005, 19:28

You can read the correspondance between the race director, charlie Whiting, and Michelin. Published here.. www.fia.com

jellybaby · 19-06-2005, 19:29

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Originally Posted by tarun.sonania

a simple solution for the fans - money back. Its not what they have gone to see. Its not what i am sitting with beers to watch. Already i can see beer cans flying on the circuit. STOP the b**dy race and reschedule it.

Totally agree with you

tarun.sonania · 19-06-2005, 19:37

REFUND (i can start hearing it already)

Tezcatlipoca · 19-06-2005, 19:39

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Originally Posted by paulyoung666

maybe a merge with this may be in order

Certainly is

Flubflow · 19-06-2005, 19:46

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Originally Posted by tarun.sonania

a simple solution for the fans - money back. Its not what they have gone to see. Its not what i am sitting with beers to watch. Already i can see beer cans flying on the circuit. STOP the b**dy race and reschedule it.

You could stop the race but you couldn't reshedule it, certainly not in an already tight calendar. It's not like a football match which can be played anywhere at a moments notice. There are 10 teams from Europe with all their cars, equipment, hundreds of tyres etc etc. - Impossible.